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' I TOLL-COLLECTING APPARATUS FOR PUBLIC TELEPHONE-STATIONS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No..359,'747; dated March 22, A

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,Orleans, in the'parish of Orleans and State of Louisiana, have invented new and useful Iniproveinents in Toll-Collecting Apparatus for Public Telephone-Stations, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of the present invention is to popularize and cheapen the use of the speak I ing-telephone by placing it within convenient reach of the public and dispensing with the employment of station keepersor attendants, thecollection of the toll or charges for the telephonic service being performed and controlled altogether by mechanical and electrical means.

The system devised by me involves the use of public local stations which can easily be entered by persons desirous of using the telephonic apparatiis contained therein, but from which the exit can only be had upon the payment of a proper coin, the deposit of-which actsupon the devices which serve to lockthe entrance and .exit door leading into the telephone-chamber.

A proper compliance with the conditions upon which thcoperation ot' the door-control ling devices depend will result in making the egress as easyas the passage through an ordinary door of any room or chamber; but any delinqneneyxor tardiness in making the payment rotate telephonic service will result in the imprisonment of the occupant of the telephone-chamber until such time as he shall be released by duly authorized agents of the telephone company or proprietors. The door through which entrance is had into'the telephone-chamber serves to throw a clock mechanism in and out otaction, so that when a person enters the telephone-chamber the time will be registered against him, and payment' must be made for such occupancy of the chamber at certain intervals of tin1e,determined by the clock mechanism; also, simultaneously with the entrance into the telephone-chamber the door bars all furthercgress until the payment of thetoll or tax has been made, when the door is untastened and can be opened during. the time allowed for the user of the telephone to make' his egress. A failure to who enters a local station, the collection of such tax being controlled bythe apparatus containedin the local station, and alarm-Sig nals only being transmitted "to the eentialoffioe to indicate that the station is occupied by atrespasser or delinquent or tardy user of the telephone. r

In e'onnectionwith my present system for popularizing and facilitating public telephonic service, I contemplate using another system applied to local stations or subscribers instruments for indicating'or registering the exact length of time such local stationsha-ve been in connection with the main line. is embraced in another application fora patent, and both systems together have for their ob- This system ject to attain the results and advantages above indicated. v

The presentinvention, briefly outlined in the precedinggeneral statement, will be herein- In'the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view representing a street or public telephonic station. Fig. 2 is aper; spective view showing the casing with its roof removed to illustratetlie devices directly concernedin locking the door. Fig. 3 is a top view of the casing with its roof removed. Fig. 4 is a transverse section through the casing, showing the shape and arrangement of the door. Fig. 5'is avertical section showingtl e interior of the casing and relative arrangenient of the door, telephone, and mechanical and electrical devices. Fig. 6 is a detailview of part of the door, showing a latch-litterapplied thereto. Fig. 7 isan elevation of the clock, electrical circuit-closing devices, and

view representing the construction and arrangement of the devices for collecting the toll. Fig. 9 is adetail view of a coin-depositing lever and aclutch mechanism on the clockshaft. Figs. 10 and 11 are detail views of a coin-depositing and circuit-closing lever. Fig. 12 is a detail view of the lever which deposits the coin .into the cash-box and restores the sliding coin-receiver to its normal position. Figs. 13 and1-t are detail views of the clutch mechanism. Fig. 15 is detail view of the sliding coin-receiver.

\ ners or other conspicuous place.

i Thereference-numeral 1 designates a house or casing which is; of any desired form or size, and is constructed of any suitable material, and is intended to be placed on street-cor- This house or casing is divided into what Ditty-b8 termed the entrance and the telephone chambers 2and 3, and it has double walls, between which 1 locate certain mechanical and electrical devices hereinafter referred to.

The chambers 2 and 3 areseparated'by means of a door, .4, which is made in the form.

of a-box presenting a V or curved shape in cross-section, as is seen in Fig. 4.

The door is provided with a top panel or plate, 5, and is leftopen between its side walls so asto permit a person to enterthe space between such side walls and stand upon the floor of the entrance chamber 2. At the angle formed by thejunction of the side walls I apply two top and bottom pivots, or a continuous pintle-rod, 6, which is stepped in hearings in the ceiling and floor of the casing l, and constitutes the axis on which the door can turn. The door in its movement in the mannerof'a turnstilemoves in contact with or in proximity to a curved panel or surface, 7, on

door and the casing 1.

the front wall of the casing l, the object ofsuch arrangement being'to prevent any person or object from passing between the edge of the It should be observed that'such casing or house is provided with suitably grated or protected windows or openings, 8, for purposes of ventilation and light, and, as shown in Figs. 1 and 5, the house is surmounted by a lantern, 9, and gas-pipes passing through the same.

A chamber or space, 10, formed between the Y roof of. the house and the ceiling of the entrance and telephone chambers, contains devices for locking the door, and a suitable register, 11, isalso placed in said chamber for the purpose of registering the number of times the door is moved or the telephone-station is occu-- pied. This register is of any desired type, and its number-wheels are visible through an opening in the casing 1. register, I,,conneet the same by a chain, 12,

\ passing over a guidesheave, 13, with the axis or pintle of the door.

In the top panel of the door I form an areshaped groove or slot, 14, which is adapted to receive a gravity latch or pin, 15, for holding the door in such posit-ion that no entrance can For operating such.

be obtained to-the telephone'chamber without first raising the latch from said groove or slot. This gravity-pin is carried by a horizontal lever, 16, which has its fulcrum at 17, and also bears an armature or metal plate, 16, arranged in cooperative relation to an electromagnet, 18. The lever 16 also carries a hammer, 19, which serves to strike a gong, 20, whenever the armature is attracted by the magnet. These devices concerned in looking the door are all arranged in the chamber be tween the roof and ceiling of the house, and the pin or latch 15 movesin an opening in the ceiling, so as to enter the groove or slot inthe as is seen in Fig. 2. I \Vhenin this latter posi-' tion, the door can only be swung in a direction opposite to that necessary to gain admission to the telephone-chamber,since the gravitylatch serves as a stop for preventing the movement of'the doorinto such a position aswould door or pass beyond the top edge of such door.

bring the space between the same in coinmuw nieation with the telephone-chamber. When a would-be user of ,the telephone contained in the chamber 3 enters through the opening in the house or easing into the entrancechamber 2. and places himself bet-ween thetwo walls of the door, he must first elevate thelatch orgravity-pin before the door can be swung so as to gain entrance to the telephone-chamher. This raising of the latchis accomplishedby means of ayertically-sliding bar,2l, which moves in a suitable guideshield on the door,

and can be projected on a level with the top edge thereof in order to move the gravityrlatc'h vertically and allow the door to pass under s uch pin for bringing it in line with thegroove or slot in the door. This latch-lifting bar is applied to the inner side of the door, and it is operated by means of a rack formed thereon,

and a pinion-shaft, 22,, which has a knob for turning it. This knob is at the side ofa hole,

23, provided in thedoor in such position that a person desirous of, entering the telephone chamber can passhis hand through said hole, turn the knob,and raise the bar 2t for the purpose ofelevating the gravity-latch in the man-' ner and for the purpose already stated. Vhen thechamber 3is occupied by'a user of thc 'telephone,the door is in such a position that all exit isbarred except upon the fulfillment of certain conditions-,namely,the payment of a tax or toll--which must be before the expiration of acertain'intervalof time. A non'com pliance with .the requirements necessary to leave the telephone-chamber will tend toimprison the occupant until su 11 time as the .door is'again opened by a day-authorized person having. access to the latch-operating devices from the outside of the house or casing.

It is obvious that the latch or gravity-pin entering thegroove in the'top panel of the door is entirely out of the reach of the occupant of the telephone-chamber, and for this reason the ability to depart from such. chamber depends altogether upon the operation of devices brought into action for allowing the door to be opened by the weight of a proper coin received as a toll or tax for the use of the telephone, or upon a failure to deposit such coin the door can only beopened by a person having access .to the latchcontrollin'g devices through-a small door,25,on the outside of the house or casing.

The mechanism directly employed for receiving and depositing the coin and closing an electrical circuit for unfast-ening thecdoor is described as follows, viz:

Ahorizontally-recipro'cating bar, 26, passing through an opening in the wall of the telethe bar is shifted and the coin drops into a passage or chute, 29, located in the chamber between the outer and inner walls of the house or casing 1. The bar 26 moves in suitable guides or keepers,30, and is connected with a coiled spring,31,fixed.to the casing, the object of said spring being to restore the bar 26 to its normal position after a piece of coin has ,ed lever, 33, the purpose of which is to receive" mit it to'pass onto the place of its final destibeen properly deposited into a final receiver and the user of the telephone is at liberty to leave the chamber 3. As shown in Fig. 8, the bar 26 consists of a head portion in which the coin-slot is made, and a narrow shank or body terminating at its inner end in a hook, 26; but it is obvious that such bar 26 can be made of any other suitable shape.

' In the chute 29,1 locate a balanced or weightthe coin as it-d'rops from the bar 26 and pernation should it be of the proper weight capable of vibrating-such lever by overcoming the weight applied to the other end of the lever. A light coin dropped upon the lever 33 willhavenoeffectuponthesame. Consequently such coin is arrested by this lever, and the sliding bar 26 also is by such act of depositing a light coin held in a retractedstate by reason of its hook end 26* engaging with a vertically-movable cateh, 34, carried by a le ver, 35, which is connected by a rod, 36, with a eoin-dcp ositin g lever, 37.

7 It is apparent thata failure to conipl'ywith' the requirements necessary for the proper or legitimateoperatio'n of all the devices-will not only cause an interception of the light coin deposited, but will also place the coin-receiving bar into'such a position that it cannot again be used by the occupant of the tele phone-chamber for the purpose of depositing a proper coin,which would be the means of liberating him from said chamber.

Beneath the lever-33,and in the path or line of travel taken by the coin after it leaves the lever 33, I may locate a second weighted lefree to depart therefrom.

ver, 38, the object of which isto drop into a suitable chamber, 40, coin of a greaterlweight than is required for operating the final coindepositing devices. This lever 38 may be dispensed with and replaced by a fixed inclined plate. After a" coin of the proper size and weight has passed beyond the levers 33 and 38, it rolls down an inclined plane, 42,and passes vedgewise into a slot made in a lever, 43. '-The latter consists of a flat plate or thin hodyhav- 'ing ears 43 for pivoting it to a suitable support,and on its under side is arranged a plate, 44, which is capable of moving in a lengthwise direction one way by mechanism, and in the other way by a spring, 44,,it being guided in its movement and retained in position by lugs 43 on the lever 43. These lugs enter slots or cuts made in the plate 44, and pins 43-pass through the lugs and'hold the plate 44 in position, so that it can slide back and forth to such an entent as will cause it to enlarge or diminish the length of the slot nr the lever 43. The variations of this slot determine the retention or the passage of a coin dropped into the slot in the lever,.itbeing obshown in Figs. 8 and 9 a shoulder thereon will project beyond or cover a'portion ofth-e slotin the lever, and a coin placed in said slot will be arrested and not allowed to drop through,

except when all the conditions necessary to a vious that when the plate 44 is in the position proper working of the apparatus have been Y fulfilled. For example, should a coin of the proper weight and size be deposited after the expiration of the time in which payment,

should be made for the use of the telephone,

such coin will pass onward to the lever 43;, but it cannot pass through the same, because the plate 44 has not been moved to make the slot in the lever 43 of the proper size to ad-' init the passage of the coin. When, however, a propercoin is tendered in time,the lever 43 and plate 44 are in such relative-positions that the coin can pass through the same and drop upon the lever 37, disposed directly over a hopper, 46, leading to a cash receptacle, 101. The weight of the coin vibrates the lever 43 and causes a circuit-closing head or button, 47, carried by the same, to come in contact with electrodes or contactpoints 48 on electriewines 49. These wires, together with a battery lo cated in the chamber between the walls of the house or'casing, constitute, in connection with the eleetro-niagnet 18 a complete electric eircuit, in which the contact between the terminals 48 is made and broken by the device car ried by the lever 43. \Vhen the. current is passing through the elect-ro-magnet, the armature will be attracted thercby,and consequently a vibration of the armature-lever takes place, which simultaneously effects a raising of the gravity-latch from the groove or slot in the door and a sounding of the gong or bell, the

heeded in time and the occupant remains in the telephone chamber, the'c'ircuit is again broken and the gravity-latch again locks the door, which thereupon cannot be opened except upon the payment of a second piece of coin before the expiration of the period of time commencing from the payment of the first piece of coin. Should a greater interval of time elapse after any payment than is determined ordinary spring-motor clock so far as the genfied period of time.

eral gearing and springs are concerned. It possesses, however, a wheel, 50, having its teeth divided into groupsof three and deep notches between each group, so that the striking mechanism operated by this wheel will cause three taps to be given on the gong 51, notifying the occupant of the telephone-chamber that the time has arrived for making a deposit of the coin which is received in payment for the use of the telephone for a speciand attachments applied thereto is so timed that-after the signal announcing that the toll is due and mustbe deposited asufficientspace of time-say halfa1ninute-isa1loWed in which to deposit thetoll. Should this period of grace be allowed to pass and no coin be deposited, the mechanism is brought into such position that the door cannot then be opened, even upon the payment of the toll, and the fact that a delinquent user of the telephone or trespasser is imprisoned at a particular local or public station is announced at thecentral or exchange oflice by a suitable signal brought into action by the closing of an electric circuit by the clock mechanism at the local" station.

It is to be observed that this clock mechair ism is always ready for operation; but some of the device's operated thereby are only periodically thrown into or out of gear by the coindepositing devices and the movement of the door. V

It is not the intention that any of the de vices at a local. station pertaining to the collection of the toll or tax should be controlled from the central office, and the only connection between such station and central ollice is by the usual lines for telephonic communication, and the special line for signaling the news that a messenger is needed to investigate matters at the local station and liberate a de linquent or trespassing occupant of'the' station.

As already stated, a small door permits ac cess to. be had to the chamber containing the The gearing oftthe clock.

mechanism, and a simple movement of the coin-depositing'lever 43 suffices to close'the electric circuit of the latch mechanism, the latter then operating in the same manner as ifa coin had been properly deposited. The pressure of a light coin, or one that has not been able to pass the first weighing-lever, is detected by simply depressing said lever by hand and causing such coinv to drop into the discharge-chute.

The'devices for signaling the central ofiice and throwing certain devices in and out of engagement with the clock mechanism, for preventing the passage of coin into the final receptacle after the elapse of the time when such coin should have been presented, may be determined as follows, viz: A shaft, 60, passing transversely through the clock casing or frame, carries at one'end a wiper or wing, 61,

and at its other end an -arnJ,.62, to which is applied an insulated circuit-closing head or button, 63, a spring-tongue, .64, and a bent rod, 65. The center shaft of the-clock receives a loose hub orcollar, 66, on which is fixed a ratchetdisk, 67, and a grooved or flanged pulley, 68, a cord, 69, bearing aweight, 70, being connected with said pulley 68. The collar 66 has a clutch-surface on its inner end, adapted to engage with a clutch-collar, 72, on the clockshaft as is seen in Fig. 14, and for throwing the clutch-collar in and out of gear, I provide the forked elbow-lever 73, which is fulcrumed to a suitable bracket at the point 74, and is connected by a chain, 75, with a hori zontal lever, 76, located -in the chamber of the electrically-controlled latch. passes over guide-pulleys 77 and 77 in the mechanism chamber, and is attached to the end of the lever 76, projecting 'into said chamher, as is shown in Fig. 2. This lever 76 is fulcrumed at 78 and has a pin, 79, at its inner cnd,which engages with an eccentric head,

The chain 75 80, on the upper end of the axisrod of the door. -It will thus be perceived that the turning or movement of the door will cause a vi: bration of the lever 76, and effect, through the intervention of the chain 75, an adjustment of I the clutclrcollar on the clock-shaft at the time and for the object hereinafter stated.

The ratchet-disk 67 on the clutch-collar is in'the present instance provided with twelve teeth, which correspond each to a period of five minutes, and collectively represent one hour, said ratchet-disk being capable of making one complete revolution every hour when it ,is not previously disengaged from the clock-shaft. The ratchet-disk '67 also carries a lug or finger, 77", which comes in contact with a stop-pin, 78, on the clock-frame and serves to limit the movement of the ratchetdisk. In other words, this disk can only move in a direction which will bring the finger'77 away from the under side of the stop-pin-and in contact with the upper side of said pin. "When such result has taken place, the ratchetwheel has made a complete revolution, and is '40 to returnto its normal position.

- then ready fonbeing returned. to its normal position. 3

- It should be stated that the "ratchet-wheel as herein shown canlmake a complete turn'in gene hour without the necessity of disengaging it from the clock-shaft; but obviously a larger lmberof teeth can be resortedto when the telephone-station is liable to be occupiediby a singleuser'for more than onehour. Such a contingency, however, seldom or never arises. Each progressive movement of the ratchet-wheel takes place at theend of every five minutes, and

causes a sounding of the gong by the action of said wheel upon the arm 80 on the rockshaft, which, releasesthestriking mechanism.

If a coin is properly deposited after the signal has been given'to pay the charge for five minutes telephonic service, 'the lever-43 is depressed by the weight of the coin-and caused an to pass below the upperedge of the wing 61 on the shaft. The movement of the clock mechanlsm then causesa slight rocking of the shaft 60 by the pressure of the ratchet-wheel upon the spring-arm 64, and such rocking movement effects the movement of the slide-plate 44 for making the slot in the lever 43 of such ,a size that the coin can drop through the same.

After the coin has been dropped into the hopper 46, the wing 61 is still held in contact with the plate 44 for a sufficient lengthof time, in

orderto prevent the upward movement of the ,lever 43 andothe. breaking of the, electric circuit which controls the latch mechanism. Gonsequently the user ofthe telephone is given ample time-sa'y'one minute and a halfto pass outv of the station; but should he fail to do so, the slipping of the tooth of theratchetwheel over the spring-arm-will bring the wing 61 away from the lever '43 and cause the latter The door can then only be opened by depositing another c050 before the expiration of thetime allowed for such payment. I

When the person in the telephone chamber disregards the signal to pay the toll or tax, the

lever 43 and the wing 61 are held in-such po sitions relatively to each otherth'at the wing 61 can upon the expiration of the time allowed to make the payment pass. under such lever, as is shown iii-dotted lines in Fig. 8. The onward movement of theratchet-wheel 67 will then cause arocking of the shaft and bring the arm 62 with its contact-making button 63 against the electrodesor terminals of the signaling-circuit. The closing of such circuit will be the means of announcing at the central or exchange office that'a toll has not been properly deposited at the station from which the signal istransmitted. {Simultane ously with-the transmission of such alarm-signal the arm 65 on the rock-shaft60 is caused to engage with the clock-gearing for arresting the movement ,of the same until suchtime as the mechanism is again started by a duly au- 6 5 thorized messenger sent from the central office. Assuming that a person who has used the telephone has properly paid his toll, he is at once notified and isat liberty to leave the station the electrically-controlled latch being opened as soon as the weight of the coin upon the lever 43 has closed the circuit of the latch mechanism. In passing out ofthe door the turning of the same will cause a vibration of the lever 76, a drawing upon the chain175, and a shifting of the lever 73 for disengaging the ratchet-wheel and clutch-collar from the clockshaft, the clockmechanism then continuing to run by. the action of the motor-spring. der to provide means for returning the coinlever 43 to its normal position before the expiration of the time when thecloc'k mechanism effects such a result, I locate a lever, 85, beneath said coin-lever, as is seen in Fig. 9. This lever is pivoted at one, end to abracket,

86, and at its other end it is connected with door closed. WVhen the next person enters the telephonechamber, a movement of the In orturnstile-door effects a slackeningof the chain 75 and a spring, 90, connected with the lever 73, is then free to act upon the samefor throwing the clutch. and ratchet-wheel collar into engagement with the clock-shaft, and the plate ,44 is projected by the spring 44,the' entire IOO mechanism being then in position for the reception of the toll or tax in the manner and for the purpose hereinbefore fully set forth."

Referring again to the coin depositing and collecting devices, itwill be seen that when the deposited coin drops from the lever into the hopper 46, and from there into the receptacle 101, (seen in Fig. 5,) the coin-receiving bar is released from the catch and returned to than in a public telephone system, and I also intend to make such changes or modifications as will readily suggest themselves without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1 1. A house or casing having a toll or fare collecting chamber, a movable door for guarding the entrance to said chamber, a latch or lock mechanism for said door, and a coin-depositing mechanism connected with said latch mechanism for releasing the same upon the -proper payment ofa toll or fare, substantially as herein set forth. 2. A house or casing having a movable door,

i an electrically-controlled latch mechanism for 3. A house or casing having a chamber be-r chambers,

said door, and a toll or fare receiving and de-' positing mechanism adapted to close and" break the electric circuit of the latch mechanism, substantially as herein set forth.

tween its outer and inner walls, a chamber between its ceiling and roof, and a door for dlvlding the interior of thecasing into two anism engaging with the door, an electromagnetand its circuit acting uponsaid latch mechanism for disengaging the latch,

- circuit of said electro-magnet, and a clock mechanism for breaking the circuit upon the door,

the door, adapted to expiration of time allowed for toll, substantially as described.

4. The combination of the angular or curved consisting of two vertical walls and a top panel having a curved groove or'way in its upper face,-'with a house or casing-divided by said door into two compartments and'an electrically-controlled latch mechanism adapted to engage withthe groove or way in the door, substantially as herein set forth.

5. The combination of the angular swinging door having a grooved top panel, a verticallymovable latch-lifter,ahand opening adjoining said latch-lifter, and a latch arranged above be raisedby said lifter to allowthe door to swing beneath the latch and permit the latter to drop into the groove in the top panel, substantially as described.

' nected with the lever, anda clock mechanism having a clutch and lever mechanism, in com- 6. The movable door having an eccentric on its axis orpintle-rod, a horizontal lever adapted tobe acted upon by the ecce'ntric,a chain concasing, substana slotfor the reception of a .coin, a-hooked inv ner end, and aspring,with the retaining-catchforsaid bar, and a connecting-rod and trippinglever for releasing said bar and returning it to its normal position by the weight of a coin and the action of thespring, substantially as herein. set forth. v

9. The combination of the coin-depositing lever having a slot, and a movable springpressed plate for covering and uncovering part of said slot,with means for conducting a coin upon said lever and moving the spring-platein combination with a latch mech coin receiving and depositing devices adapted to close the depositing the.

to allow the coin to pass through the slot in the lever, substantially as herein set forth.. I

10. The combination, with the clock mechanism and coin-depositing d'evices, of a clutch and ratchet-wheelcollar, means for connecting and disconnecting the same from the clockshaft, an electric circnit'for signaling purposes, and a circnit-closer adapted to be operated by said ratchet-wheel, substantially as herein set forth.

11; The combination, with the clock mechanism having'a. spur-wheel, 50, divided into groups of several teeth,"with a gong or alarm mechanism acted upon by said spur-wheel, a ratchet-wheel and lever devices, anda door connected with said ratchet-wheelandlever devices for throwing the ratchet-wheel into engagement with the clock' mechanism, substantially' as described. p

12. The combination of the rock-shaft having a' wing at one end and an electric circuitclosing arm at the other end, witha clock on the clock-shaft, and a coin-depositing lever :provided with a spring-plate adapted to .be

moved by the wing on the roclrshaft, substantially as herein set forth. i

13. The combination of the combined clutch and ratchet-wheel having a weighted cord, and a stop-lug, and meansfor periodically con-' necting and disconnectingit from theclo'ckshaft,-with a stop on the clock-frame, a'nddevices for, closing a signaling-circuit and actmechanism, a clutch, and ratchet-collar fitted ing upon a coin-depositing lever, substantially as herein set forth. i 14. The combination of thecombined clocks'topping arm and electric circuit-closer, and I the signaling-circuit, with the clock mechanism, the-rat'chet-wheel and lever and clutch devices,and the coin depositing mechanism, substantially as described.

15.. The combinationof therock-shaft, the wing, extending therefrom, and the circuitclosing arm having a'sp'r-ing-tongue, with the clock mechanism, the clutch-collar, and ratchet-wheel, and the coin-depositing lever .co-opcrating with said rockshaft, substantially as herein set forth.

16. The coin receivingand depositing devices comprising the reciprocating bar, the

balanced weighing-lever, and the coin-depositing lever, in combination with-means for holding the .rebiprocating bar in a retractedstate untilsuch time, as the coin shall have passed through the depositing leverysubstantially as herein set forth.

17. The combifiation of the reciprocating coin receiving bar, a delivery chute, coin weighing and assorting levers located therein, a coin-depositing lever,-a catch for holding the coin-receiving bar in a retracted state, and a lever for tripping said catch when the coin has passed the depositing-lever, substantially as herein set forth.

18. The combination of the tripping-lever 37, weighted rod 36, lever 35, catch 34, coinreceiving bar 26, and spring 31, with the coindepositing devices and the coin-receptacle arranged beneath the tripping-lever, substani described. 5 tially as described. In testimony whereof I affix my signature in 15 19. The combination of the chain 75, the 1 presence of two witnesses. lever 85, having a slot, 87, the coin-depositing JOSEPH H. TABONY. lever 43, having a plate, 44, carrying a pin, I 88, projecting into said slot,with a door adaptto ed to'act upon said chain, and a clock mechanism having ratchet-wheel, and clutch devices adaptcd to be released by the action of the door and lever and chain, substantially as Witnesses:

JAMES L. Norms, J 0s. L. Coonns. 

